The Gap Art Club
A RELAXED ART GROUP FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE
About The Gap Art Club
We're a friendly art club, based in Goring-on-Thames where we meet fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons. You can work on a group subject matter, or on your own art or project, in a pleasant and social environment, where we encourage each other and share techniques. Just bring your own subject matter and materials. We warmly welcome any level of art enthusiast to our sessions.
Tutor Led Sessions
Some sessions are led by local tutors from a variety of backgrounds, helping us explore new techniques and styles and giving encouragement and guidance to those who are more experienced. We've highlighted below some of the results from our tutor led sessions.
Large Canvas
ANNIE MONK
Painting Freely & Without Fear with Acrylics
Soluble Oil Paint
MANDY MONCKOM
Still life using a new medium to the group
Gouache resist
JANE DIPPLE
Using a 2 part process to create bold graphic artworks
Sketch Books
ANN SPENCER
Creating sketch books using paper and fabrics
Oil Portraits
JENNY FAYE
Mixing colours with a limited palatte using a live model
Watercolours
MANDY MONKCOM
Winter scenes in
watercolour and pen
Lovely Lemons
KAREN CARTER
Drawing, Painting, Printing - all studying lemons !
Charcoal sketching
MANDY MONKCOM
Drawing with light and shadows in charcoals
Plein Air
MANDY MONKCOM
Sketching around St Thomas' church to create watercolours
Watercolours
JONATHAN NEWEY
A masterclass using various watercolours techniques
Wood Cutting
KAREN CARTER
Creating Japanese wood blocks and printing onto watercolour paper
Pastel Still Life
MANDY MONKCOM
Using soft chalk pastels for vibrant still life
Lino Cuts
ANN SPENCER
Cutting linos & test printing for final adjustments
Figure Drawing
JENNY FAY
Sketching from a live model
Figure Drawing
MANDY MONKCOM
Outlinesketches to capture shape & movement
Dipping Pens
KAREN CARTER
Loose inks & bleachable colours with resist
Dry Point Etching
KAREN CARTER
Printing with coloured inks from our dry point etchings
Pastel Portraits
MANDY MONKCOM
Applying & blending soft chalk pastels in portraits
Watercolours
KEVIN SCULLY
A guide to watercolour landscapes
Collage Papers
JANE DIPPLE
Creating & using collage papers in paintings
Floral Decoration
SARAH RASMUSSEN
Table decorations with mulled wine & mince pies !
Fast Acrylics
KEVIN SCULLY
Learning to paint fast and loosely with acrylics
Pastel Landscapes
MANDY MONKCOM
Sketching and layering chalk pastels to build landscapes
Mono Printing
KAREN CARTER
Using printers inks and oil paints in a fun and messy session
Pastel Landscapes
MANDY MONKCOM
Blending soft pastels and creating perspective for depth.
Acrylic Painting
KEVIN SCULLY
Blending acrylic paints to create lively landscapes
Acrylic Painting
KEVIN SCULLY
Developing loose & vibrant acrylic still life painting skills
Lino Printing
ANNE SPENCER
Experiment in mark making & black ink printing
Pastel Portrait
MANDY MONKCOM
Working with soft chalk pastels
Pen & Wash
MANDY MONKCOM
Sketching with water colours & inks
Future Events
Session dates with an outline plan of activities at The Gap Art Club
Summer 2024 Sessions
May to June 2024
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
We've got 4 sessions planned for Summer. Fees for this block of sessions will be £50, due by 1 May.
Wednesday 1 May 2024
1.30pm - 4.30pm - Canterbury Rooms
tutored session with Charlotte Adcock
Charlotte is a new tutor to our group yet is a very experienced teacher and passionate artist based in Newbury.
In this session she'll be taking us through mixed print making with mono print and our favourite - Geli plates. Be prepared to get mnessy ! A kit list will be issued in advance of the session.
Wednsday 15 May 2024
1.30pm - 4.30pm
unTUTORED SESSION
An opportunity to practise the skills leant in Charlotte's session. Please feel free to bring in your own projects.
Wednesday 5 June 2024
1.30pm - 4.30pm
TUTORED SESSION WITH edwina sercombe
Edwina Sercombe is an Oxfordshire based artist working across multiple disciplines.
She studied Textile Design, specialising in print and now works across several creative platforms from set design, film and television to floral stylist and art tutor. She loves colour and texture and has a painterly style and sense of fun in her work.
In this session, Edwina will guide us in using inks and pastels to create a still life drawing, focussing on using decorative objects and flowers, exploring pattern, texture and colour.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
1.30pm - 4.30pm
UNTUTORED SESSION
An opportunity to practise the skills leant in Edwina's session. Please feel free to bring in your own projects.
This will be last session before our Summer break. We start again 4 September.
Autmn 2024 Sessions
September to December 2024
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES - tbc
We've got 8 sessions planned for Autumn and early Winter, with the start date of 4 September when Karen Carter revisits us, bringing another exciting range of techniques to try.
The fees for the 1st block of 4 sessions is £50, due by 4 September, and the 2nd block of £50 due in 30 October 2024.
Wednesday 3 April 2024
1.30pm - 4.30pm
TUTORED SESSION WITH annie MONK
Annie Monk is a new tutor to our group, having recently moved to South Oxfordshire. She'll be taking us through 'Painting Freely & Without Fear' using Acrylic paints. The title of the session says it all ! Going to be fun and no doubt a messy but a 'loosening up' session.
Looking forward to seeing the results.
Wednesday 20 March 2024
1.30pm - 4.30pm
tutored session with MANDY MONCKOM
Mandy is a firm favourite with our group and returns to us using a different medium - waterbased oils. We've sent a materials list for this session, but essentially you'll require 3 stiff flat ended brushes, a small board to work on (10x8") and some rags. We'll provide the artist water based oil paints.
We'll be painting still life - details to follow.
Wednesday 6 March 2024
1.30pm - 4.30pm
unTUTORED SESSION
We'll be recapping on 2 recent tutored sessions;
- Making booklets using fabric and decorative papers and incorporating contrast fabric binding on the outside spine
- Developing the gouache resist and ink technique on watercolour paper
Wednesday 7 February 2024
1.30pm - 4.30pm
TUTORED SESSION with ann spencer
Ann is a local skilled print maker, with studios in South Oxfordshire and has tutored us before. She also creates interesting sketch books and in this session she'll be taking us through making booklets in which to get creative.
An equipment list will be issued closer to the time.
Wednesday 10 January 2024
1.30pm - 4.30pm in the Village Hall
Watercolours with kevin scully
The Gap Art Club celebrates its 5th birthday !
To champion our philosophy of occasionally bringing in local artists to tutor us in a variety of mediums and techniques, we're delighted to welcome back Kevin Scully. During this session he'll be taking us through watercolours, so bring A4/3 300gsm watercolour paper, a variety of watercolours brushes, 2 water containers, paints, kitchen roll and masking tape.
Gallery
Some of the incredible work created by our club members over the last few years.
The Gap Art Blog
Hints, tips and thoughts collated from our sessions
April 25, 2024In trying to paint freely its essential to loosening up. Work quickly initially and then slow down and stand back. Standing up also good, as is using a large 80cm square canvas. Tool kit to include large brushes and palate knife with sharp point. Things that helps to relax are: Loud music,...February 14, 2024Anne spencer’s flour glue 1 heaped tbsp strong white flour mixed with 250ml water. Heat over a double boiler till thickened on high heat for 30mins. Store in fridge for up to 3 weeks. Annes Book Sewing Guide Make 5 marks on paper and spine of book with a bradle, compass or thick needle....November 29, 2023Jenny Faye took us through painting portraits using a limited colour palette of paints. She focused on using 5 colours of water based oils and doing this helps to create the same colour in future. Titanium whiteIndian redIvory black - Black acts as blue.OchreRaw umber - brown Mixing cols ...Social Media - our latest posts
Membership and session fees
We're a 'not-for-profit' club, entirely managed and run by volunteers. All fees charged cover our running costs including venue hire, insurance, tutors and some specialist equipment . We encourage all members to get involved with the organisation of each session, events and future subjects.
Session costs for 2024
Payment is £50 for 4 sessions. Book in advance by emailing us, as spaces may be limited.
BACS preferred payment - contact us for details.
Say Hello
Just drop us a line if you're interested in joining, to book a session or to ask any questions.
Canterbury Room, St Thomas' Church, Goring on Thames, Oxon, RG8 9DS (See future events)1st and 3rd Wednesdays most months (See Future Events above)
1.30 - 4.30pm
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